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FRE-GAN : Full-resolution efficient convolutional generative adversarial network for retinal vessel segmentation.

Yu-Feng Yu¹, Hong Yi¹, Jianjun Xu²

¹Department of Statistics, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.

Neural Networks : the Official Journal of the International Neural Network Society

|May 6, 2026

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We introduce FRE-GAN, a novel deep learning model for accurate retinal blood vessel segmentation. This efficient generative adversarial network enhances feature extraction and topological continuity, outperforming existing methods in medical image analysis.

Area of Science:

Medical Imaging
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence

Background:

Accurate retinal blood vessel segmentation is crucial for diagnosing and researching eye diseases.
Challenges include varying vessel thickness, low contrast, and complex topology in medical images.
Existing deep learning methods struggle to achieve excellent performance due to these complexities.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose FRE-GAN, a full-resolution efficient convolutional generative adversarial network for improved retinal blood vessel segmentation.
To enhance feature extraction and segmentation efficiency in retinal images.
To improve the generation quality and topological continuity of blood vessel structures.

Main Methods:

Designed a full-resolution parallel convolutional interactive generator.

Keywords:

Full-resolution representation learning Generative adversarial networks Multi-scale learning Topological continuity

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Developed a lightweight dual-domain discriminator for multi-scale feature learning and information fusion.

Reconstructed a topological continuity loss function to address blood vessel topology.

Main Results:

FRE-GAN demonstrated higher accuracy, continuity, and comprehensive performance on DRIVE, CHASE_DB1, and STARE datasets.
Achieved superior results compared to classical and state-of-the-art methods with a small parameter count.
Qualitative and quantitative evaluations confirmed the method's effectiveness.

Conclusions:

FRE-GAN offers an efficient and accurate solution for retinal blood vessel segmentation.
The proposed network architecture and loss function effectively handle challenges in medical image analysis.
This method shows significant potential for clinical diagnosis and disease research.